On Liberalism

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In Defense of Freedom

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

AvCass R. Sunstein,Cass R Sunstein

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A much-needed defense of liberalism what it is, why it is under threat, and why we need it more than ever from one of our most important political thinkers today. More than at any time since World War II, liberalism is under pressure, even siege. On the right, some have given up on liberalism. They hold it responsible for the collapse of the family and traditional values, rampant criminality, disrespect for authority, and widespread immorality. On the left, some are turning their backs on liberalism. They think that it lacks the resources to handle the problems posed by entrenched inequalities, racism, sexism, corporate power, and environmental degradation. But those opposed to liberalism do not depict it accurately; they offer a caricature, and they neglect its history. In On Liberalism, former advisor to Presidents Obama and Biden and New York Times bestselling author Cass Sunstein offers a timely and clear understanding of liberalism of its core commitments, of its breadth, of its internal debates, of its evolving character, of its promise and why we need it more than ever. He also shows how and why liberalism has been, and should be, appealing to both the left and the right. The book begins with a manifesto on behalf of liberalism, and then goes on to explore the central idea of experiments of living, to which a liberal constitutional order gives pride of place. From there, it discusses John Stuart Mill and Friedrich Hayek, defining liberal thinkers; the rule of law as liberals understand it; freedom of speech (including the place of lies and falsehoods within that freedom); free markets, economic liberty, and regulation; Franklin Delano Roosevelt s Second Bill of Rights, with its social and economic guarantees; and finally, the concept of opportunity. Never more urgently needed, On Liberalism moves the conversation well beyond the reductive and inflammatory political sound bites of our moment and advances a compelling argument on behalf of liberalism as the foundation of freedom and self-government.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-06-02
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt368 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor202
FörlagMIT Press Ltd
ISBN9780262057318

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Cass R. Sunstein is Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard University, where he is the cofounder and codirector of the Initiative on Artificial Intelligence and the Law. Former Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, he is the author of The Cost-Benefit Revolution, How Change Happens, Too Much Information, Sludge, Climate Justice (all published by the MIT Press), Nudge (with Richard H. Thaler), and other books.

"A stirring intellectual defense of liberalism from its critics across the political spectrum."—Politico"Sunstein provides a full-throated defense of liberalism, which he defines broadly as the Enlightenment commitments to human freedom, pluralism, fairness, representative government, and the rule of law... In the ongoing ideological debates between liberalism and its critics, Sunstein masterfully stakes out and defends the tradition’s high ground, a vision of liberal society equipped with a living constitution that protects the rights and dignity of individuals and the free play of ideas."—Foreign Affairs"Sunstein has written a new book, called On Liberalism, which is a defense of the idea of liberalism at a time when Sunstein believes it is under threat from both the right and the left. The book barely mentions Donald Trump or contemporary politics, however, and instead provides a defense of a general liberal belief system, which Sunstein breaks down into eighty-five features. Sunstein’s conception of liberalism is quite capacious; it includes New Deal liberals and so-called classical liberals, including Friedrich von Hayek and Robert Nozick, as well as politicians such as Ronald Reagan."—The New Yorker"The words of Sunstein—a specialist in constitutional law, administrative law, and behavioural economics who is one of the most widely cited legal scholars and advised Presidents Obama and Biden—will be of high interest to readers across the political spectrum...This book is highly recommended for readers to better understand the philosophical ideals that compete in the United States."—Library Journal“Cass Sunstein has written what may be the most lucid and unembarrassed defense of liberalism in recent memory. On Liberalism is at once a philosophical meditation, a political testament, and a quiet act of intellectual recovery. In an age when the word ‘liberal’ is either wielded as an accusation or whispered with apology, Sunstein offers something rare: a confident, humane, and historically informed affirmation that liberalism remains the best moral and political framework we have.” —The Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics